Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
еле. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
еле, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
еле in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
еле you have here. The definition of the word
еле will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
еле, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Russian
Etymology
From Old East Slavic ѥлѣ (jelě), ѥль (jelĭ), from Proto-Slavic *le, *lě (see *ale). Cognate with Ukrainian єле (jele), dialectal ле (le), Old Church Slavonic ѥлѣ живъ (jelě živŭ) (translates Ancient Greek ἡμιθανής (hēmithanḗs)), Old Church Slavonic лѣ (lě), Serbo-Croatian ле, ље̏ (“negative intensifier”), Bulgarian еле (ele, “finally”), dated Slovene lė́ (“only, just”), Czech le (“and, but, however”), Old Polish le (“only”)
Pronunciation
Adverb
е́ле • (jéle)
- hardly, scarcely, barely
- slightly
- with (great) difficulty
Synonyms
Derived terms